11-04-2008 | Martinsville, VA
No. 18 Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge Fast Facts
Dennis Setzer
Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Casino Arizona 150 - 150 laps
150 miles on a 1.0 Mile Oval
Qualifying: 2:30PM ET November 7th
Race Start: 7:30PM ET November 7th
Broadcast Live on Speed
News and Notes:
The North Carolina native will be making his 12th NASCAR start at Phoenix International Raceway. He has 11 previous NCTS starts at the 1.0-mile oval. He has scored three top-five and eight top-10 finishes in those trucks starts.
Setzer has scored nine top-10 starting spots in the last 10 events.
Setzer will pilot “Bob Daddy” on Friday evening. This particular chassis has not been driven since the 2007 season, but received a complete body makeover earlier this year.
The No. 18 Dodge will be showcasing the Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge paint scheme during the Casino Arizona 150. The Power Chrysler Jeep Dodge was the outstanding sales performer selling more Dodge vehicles than all the surrounding dealerships, thus winning the prize to sponsor Setzer's No. 18 Dodge Ram at Phoenix this weekend.
Dennis Setzer at Phoenix International Raceway:
Series Starts Average Start Average Finish Wins Poles Top-Five Top-10s
NCTS 11 18.6 11.5 0 0 3 8
BHR Flashback: PIR was the site of Bobby Hamilton Racing’s first truck series victory. Joe Ruttman scored the team’s first victory in 2003 by leading 101 of the 150 laps. Last year BHR Driver Mike Bliss scored a third place finish at PIR after he led 54 laps before being “moved” out of the way by Ron Hornaday Jr. in the closing laps of the event.
“Can you hear me now?” by Dennis Setzer: “Several months ago when our organization was forced to shut down to one team I was out fishing with my buddies the day it happened. I was unaware of what was going on at the race shop when I received a phone call from my boss Lori (Hamilton). She started explaining to me what was happening and said “we are cutting back to one team and you’re…” when my phone just cut off. The line just went dead and here I am out in the middle of a lake with no signal in sight. I turned to my buddies and said, “Guys, I think I just got fired.” Thankfully, we were able to get reconnected and I learned I still had a job. Every time I see one of those cell phone service commercials about service cutting off I just stop and laugh. I think Lori and I could be featured in the one about ‘a bad time to lose cell service’.”
Dennis Setzer Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
Career NCTS Starts: 265 * NCTS Wins: 18 * NCTS Pole: 4 *
NCTS Top five finishes: 77 * Top 10 finishes: 147
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Stats
NCTS Starts: 23 NCTS Wins: 1 NCTS Pole: 1 NCTS Top five finishes: 4
NCTS Top 10 finishes: 7 Laps Led: 171 Laps Completed: 3703/3795
Average Starting Position: 12.7 Average Finishing Position: 13.5
2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Results
Date Venue Start Finish
Feb. 15 Daytona International Speedway 17 10
Feb. 23 California Speedway 13 16
March 7 Atlanta Motor Speedway 8 13
March 29 Martinsville Speedway 10 1
April 26 Kansas Speedway 20 25
May 16 Lowe’s Motor Speedway 28 7
May 24 Mansfield Motorsports Park 24 34
May 30 Dover International Speedway 30 18
June 6th Texas Motor Speedway 9 11
June 14th Michigan International Speedway 17 16
June 21st Milwaukee Mile 15 11
June 28th Memphis Motorsports Park 11 12
July 19th Kentucky Speedway 11 4
July 25th O’Reilly Raceway Park 10 26
August 9th Nashville Superspeedway 2 7
August 20th Bristol Motor Speedway 8 8
Sept. 6th Gateway International Raceway 1 2
Sept. 13th New Hampshire Motor Speedway 10 16
Sept. 20th Las Vegas Motor Speedway 9 16
Oct. 4th Talladega Superspeedway 8 13
Oct. 18th Martinsville Speedway 6 2
Oct. 25th Atlanta Motor Speedway 9 19
Oct. 31st Texas Motor Speedway 11 13
2008 BHR No. 18 Team Roster
Position Name Position Name
Front Tire Changer Jonathon Ellis Rear Tire Carrier Jason Everhart
Front Tire Carrier Chris White Gas Man Lucas Nobbe
Jack Man John Reese Catch Can Man JR Hollar
Rear Tire Changer Joseph Hull